Theftproof pocket



April 29, 1930. B. MAYER THEFTPROOF POCKET Filed OCt- 25. 1928 INVENTOR. 8/2 amz'ra .ZWQyer' BY A TORNEY Patented Apr. 29, 1930 UNIED STAT BENJAMIN MAYER, OF NEW YORK, Y.

THEFTPROOF POCKET Application filed October 25, 1928. Serial No. 314,858.

sion of an article of the class mentioned,

which is of simple durable construction, desirable in use and ehicient in action, and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost. 7

The invention proposes the use of a partition arranged within a pocket for dividing it into an inner and outer pocket section and a means for closing one of these sections. lVith this construction it is possible to carry valuable articles in the pocket which may be closed and other articles in the pocket section left normally opened. Articles carried in the closable section may not be readily lost and thus adds to the value of the pocket.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will behad to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in'which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure Fig. 1 is an elevational View of cloth material and a pocket applied thereto according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view thereof, looking in the direction of the arrows 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional View, taken'on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but disclosing a modification thereof.

Fig. 7 is a side view of a pair of trousers with the invention applied thereto.

The reference numeral 10 indicates generally a piece of material hereafter named as a front piece of material, and numeral 11 indicates generally a piece of material hereafter called a rear piece of material. These materials are joined together by stitches 12 and 13.

The stitches 12 and are spaced from each other for providing a pocket opening 14 The stitches 12 extend from the top of the pocket opening upwards, and the stitches 13 from the bottom of the pocket opening downwards. Transverse stitches 16 determine the bottom of the pocket opening and transversestitches 15 the top of the pocket opening. The pocket material 17 is bent at a vertical side such as side 18 hereafter referred to as the inner side of the pocket, and the ends of this material forming the front side of the pocket 7 are disposed in the vicinity of the seam formed by the materials 10 and 11.

The front material 10 is formedwith a rearward flap 19 engaging over one of the front edges of the pocket material 17. The other front edge of the pocket material issecured by stitches 20 and 21 to the material 11 and to an auxiliary pocket strip 22 attached on the.

material 11. A partition 23 of cloth material divides the pocket into an inner pocket section 24 and an outer pocket section 25.

Stitches 26 secure the inner end of the partition to the material of the pocket. An edge binding strip 27 is engaged-over the outer edge of the partition 23. 1

As seen in Fig.- 5, the transverse stitches 1 5 and 16 pass thru all of the materials used in this article. These stitches, as before stated,

determine the top and bottom of the pocket opening. Below the stitches l6, the material 11 has a slot 28 so that the portionbelow the slot may be attachedonto the material'10 while the portion above the slot is engaged by the auxiliary strip 22 of thepocket 17,

Buttons 29 are attached on the auxiliary strip 22 and are engageable in buttonholes 30 formed in the edgebinding 27. When the edge binding is engaged upon these buttons r the inner pocket section 24: is closed. This condition of the article is illustratedin Fig. 2. It should be noted that the outer pocket section 25 is available for use while it is necessary first to disengage the buttons 29 before the inner pocket section may be used. j

Stitches 31 close the, bottom of the pocket material 1'? and stitches 32 close the sides of this material below the stitches 16 and at the 1 outer end of this material. Referring to Fig.

1, it is seen that at the side 18 the pocket material 17 is closed b reason of bein bent and whether the inner the bottom of the pocket material is closed by stitches 31 while the side is closed by stitches 32 up to the bottom of the pocket opening 14. The stitches 12 serve to close the pocket material 17 above the stitches 15, i, e., above the top of the pocket opening.

Articles of considerable value such as cure rency bills may be placedrwithin the inner pocket section and securely carried by closing this section as before stated. Other articles of a'lesser value may be carried mum outer section 25 which is' normally open.

Another valuable feature contributed by this construction consists in the fact that should one of the pocket sections become worn thru by reason of carrying coins or keys in it, the other sect1on can be used without danger of losing articles. 7 7 1 In the modified form of the device illustrated in Fig. 6, one. of the buttons used in closing the innerpocket section is arranged for moving, this button'being indicated by numeral 33. Before button 33may be engaged in its buttonhole for closing the inner pocket section, it is necessary to draw this button downwards and advantage is taken of this principal for providing an indication pocket section is closed or left open.

;A guide 34 is attached onto the auxiliary strip 22 which has a slot 35 so that the button 33 may be disposed on the outer side of the auxiliary strip, and a slide 36 arranged in the guide'34'for supporting the button 33. A bar 37 connects with'the slide 36 and with an arm 38 pivoted as at 39 onto a plate 40 attached on the' material 10. A co-axial spring41 mounted on the pivot 39 acts be tween the plate 40 and the arm 38 for normally urging the free end of the arm downwards. A patch cover 42 is. attached on the free end'of the arm. It should benoted that a portion of the arm. 38 extends to the outer side of the material 10 and the patch cover is attachedon this extended end. A'conspicuous patch 43 is secured onthe material 10. When the inner pocket section is opened,the

patch cover'42 is in a lowered condition'so that the conspicuous patch 43 is visible.

WVhen the movable button 33 is engaged in its buttonhole'the cover 42 is moved upwards against the action of the spring 41 for covering patch 43.

While I have shown and describedthe preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that'I do not limit myself to 1. In combination with a theft proof pockpatch cover at one of its ends,a plate attached to the frontgmaterial and pivotally supporting said lever intermediate of its ends, a

s rin for normall ur 'in atch cover from.

'et, front material formed with a patch, a patch cover of equal size and similar shape 7 as that of the patch, a lever supporting the! 2. In combination with a theft proof pocket, front material formed with a patch, a

- patch cover of equal size and similar shape asthat of the patch, a lever supporting the patch cover atone of its ends, a plate attached .tothe front material and pivotally supportlng sa d lever intermediate of its ends, means for normally urging patch cover from over the patch, a bar pivotally attached at one of its ends on the other eiid of the said lever, a

slide joined to the other end ofthebar, a

guide for the slide, an auxiliary stripattached to the front material and supporting the said guide, and a button attached on the guide and arranged to engage a button hole for closing the pocket andfor simultaneously holding the patch cover over the patch. 7

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In testimony whereof I have aflixed my V eranium MAYER.

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the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appendedclaiins.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by United States Letters Patent is z 80 hole for closing thefpocket and for snnultaneously holding the patch cover over thepatch; 

